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Tag Archives: Pharisee
All in the family: Jesus and the Pharisees.
The Pharisees were caught in a sitcom. I think that they are like the dad, the one that tries everything to solve a problem and nothing works? Last thing they knew, Jesus had left town. Their sources told them that … Continue reading
Clueless disciples
Jesus loved to tell stories. Jesus loved to be subtle. Jesus loved to find out if hearts were paying attention. Sometimes it didn’t exactly work. —- Jesus and the disciples were heading to the other side. They kept crossing the … Continue reading
Sometimes you have to start over.
You are working on a project and things get complicated. There are revisions and modifications. The documentation doesn’t keep up with the adjustments. Someone becomes the keeper of the knowledge and the explanations. Then everyone gets in a hurry and … Continue reading
follow me.
Matthew could have made it complicated. Matthew could have made it clear. Matthew is telling the story of his own decision to follow Jesus. He could have provided lots of background about what his life had been like, what his … Continue reading
following the storyline – holy week
We’re spending Holy Week following Jesus. On Monday, he spent much of the day in the temple courts telling stories. He talked about two sons. One said he wouldn’t go do the chores, and then went out and took care … Continue reading
not good enough
[Matthew 5:20] Pick the most spiritual person you know. The one that knows all the rules. The one that keeps them all. The one that has spent his whole life studying. The one who has cleaned every bad habit out … Continue reading
